Effective Date: February 20, 2026
Welcome to Doon Horizon News Network Private Limited. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) dictate your access to and use of our website (doonhorizon.com), mobile applications, and affiliated digital reporting platforms (collectively, the “Services”).
By accessing our Services, you legally bind yourself to these Terms. If you do not agree with any of the conditions stated below, you must immediately cease using our platform.
1. Intellectual Property and Copyright
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all published materials—including news reports, investigations, photographs, video broadcasts, infographics, logos, and code—are the exclusive intellectual property of Doon Horizon News Network Private Limited.
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Permitted Use: You may read, share via provided social links, and print content strictly for personal, non-commercial consumption.
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Strict Prohibitions: You are expressly forbidden from republishing, selling, or sub-licensing our journalistic material. Automated “scraping,” data extraction, or mass harvesting of our news content to feed other portals, aggregators, or AI training models is strictly prohibited and will trigger immediate legal action.
2. User-Generated Content and Community Standards
Our digital platforms may feature comment sections and public forums. By submitting content, you grant Doon Horizon a perpetual, royalty-free license to display, reproduce, and moderate that text. You agree NOT to publish material that is:
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Defamatory, libelous, or invasive of another individual’s privacy.
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Constituting hate speech, targeted harassment, or the promotion of violence.
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Infringing upon third-party copyrights or registered trademarks.
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Intentionally false, deceptive, or part of a coordinated misinformation campaign.
3. Accuracy of News and Human Verification
The Doon Horizon newsroom pursues the highest standards of factual reporting. While we deploy modern technology and AI-assisted tools for rapid research and data structuring, we maintain a strict protocol where all published content is 100% human-verified and reviewed by our senior editorial desk. However, news is a dynamic, fast-evolving entity. We cannot guarantee that archived reports remain up-to-the-minute or entirely free of technical errors. Your reliance on the information provided is at your own risk. (Please refer to our full Disclaimer Policy for details).
4. Third-Party Links and Advertisements
Our Services display external links and advertisements (e.g., Google AdSense network ads). Doon Horizon does not control these external properties and assumes no liability for their content, products, or privacy standards. Any interaction or transaction you conduct with a third-party advertiser is strictly between you and that entity.
5. Newsletters and Subscriptions
By subscribing to our daily news alerts or newsletters, you agree to supply accurate contact information. We respect your inbox; you retain the right to opt out at any time by utilizing the “Unsubscribe” mechanism located at the bottom of our emails.
6. Modifications to the Services
We retain the right to alter, suspend, or permanently terminate any segment of our Services at our discretion, without prior public notice. Doon Horizon may also revise these Terms periodically to comply with evolving Indian IT laws and media regulations.
7. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in strict accordance with the laws of the Republic of India. Any legal disputes, grievances, or claims arising from your use of the Doon Horizon network shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
8. Legal Contact Information
For official legal correspondence or questions regarding these Terms, please contact our administrative desk:
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Attn: Legal Department, Doon Horizon News Network Private Limited
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Headquarters: 98 Mannu Ganj, Dehradun, Uttarakhand – 248001, India
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Official Email: doonhorizon@gmail.com
